Sizzling Sainsbury

Sainsbury. once Britain's leading supermarket chain by sales but now relegated to the number three slot, has continued its revival in the fourth quarter with like-for-like (LFL) sales growth ahead of expectations.

Sainsbury. once Britain's leading supermarket chain by sales but now relegated to the number three slot, has continued its revival in the fourth quarter with like-for-like (LFL) sales growth ahead of expectations.

LFL sales in the 10 weeks to March 17th were up 2.5% year-on-year, or 2.6% excluding fuel. That was down from the third quarter growth rate of 4.8% (inc. fuel) but better than the 2.1% growth the market had been expecting.

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